Ink-pad.



PATENTED MAR. i4, 1905.

G. C. BESSONET.

INK PAD.

APPLIUATIQN FILED MAR. 17, 1904.

xmano'z 'ea. C. 1363601264? @Houncl UNITEDl STATES Patented March 14,1905.

GEORGE C. BESSONET, OF CHANNING, TEXAS.

INK-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,777, dated March14, 1905.

Application filed March 17,1904.`- Serial No. 198,630.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. BEssoNEr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Channing, in the county of Hartley and State of TeXas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Ink-Pads, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in draftingappliances; and its object is to provide a ruler of novel constructionwith which is combined an inking-pad, a receptacle for a rulinginstrumen t, and a blotter.

The invention consists of a ruler having one edge so shaped as to permitit to overlap the edge of a book for convenience in ruling adjacent theedges of the pages of a book. Within the ruler are arranged recesses,one of which is adapted to receive a ruling instrument, while the othercontains a detachable ink-pad. Arranged upon the lower face of the ruleris a blotter, which is adapted to be held in position in a novel manner.

The invention also consists in the further novell construction andcombination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form ofmy invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the appliance.Fig. 2 is a transverse section therethrough on line rc ai, Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a central longitudinal section through that portion of theappliance containing the inking-pad, and Fig. 4 is van edge view of theruling instrument adapted to be used in connection with the appliance.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, l is a strip of anysuitable material having straight edges, one of which is stepped, asshown at 2, so as to permit it to overlap the edge of a book, so as toenable the pages of said book to be ruled close to the edges. Alongitudinally-extending recess 3 is formed in the upper face of theruler, and loosely arranged therein is an ink-pad 4 of any suitableconstruction. This pad is adapted to be retained in place byarectangular frame 5, which is hinged to one end of the ruler and isadapted to overlap the edges of the ink-pad. A rotary catch 6 is mountedwithin the ruler and is adapted to overlap one end of the frame 5, so asto hold it in retaining position. The recess 3 is located adjacent oneend of the ruler, and adjacent the other end thereof is a recess 7,having enlarged ends 8, and this recess is adapted to receive a rulinginstrument of novel construction. This instrument eomprises a strip 9,having reduced ends 10, and in each of these ends is mounted a revolubledisk 11. One of the disks, 1l, has a sharpened periphery, while theperiphery of the other disk, l2, has a groove therein. Blocks 13 of corkare inserted at suitable points in the lower face of the ruler and areadapted to receive pins la, which extend through a strip 15 ofblotting'- paper and hold it in position upon the lower face of theruler. If desired, graduations may be arranged along one or both edgesof the ruler. y

By providing an appliance such as herein described a ruler, blotter,ink-pad, and ruling instrument are combined in compact form. When it isdesired to rule a sheet of paper or other material with a single line,the disk 11 is rolled over the pad 4, so as to cause the ink to adhereto the periphery thereof, and said disk is then rolled over the sheetwith one edge of the ruler to guide it.- Should it be desirable to ruleparallel lines, the disk 12 is rolled over the pad L and then upon thepaper toloe ruled.

It will be seen that the device is very simple and inexpensive in formand is of great convenience to bookkeepers and others who are in thehabit of frequently ruling the pages ol'I books.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but ldo not limit myself thereto, as l am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrilicing any of the advantages therein, and I therefore reserve theright to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope ofmyinvention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is Adrafting appliance of the character described comprising a ruler havinga stepped IOO second recess within said face, an ink-pad In testimonyWhereo'fl ax mysgnaturein wlthln szud second recess, a retmnlngfrznnepresence of two witnesses.

hinged to the ruler and adapted to nclose and ,f partly overlap the padand its recess, the side GEORGE C BESSONEL 5 edges of the frame diningwith the adjoining utnesses:

edges of the ruler, and means for locking the J No. B. BISHOP,

retaining-frame upon the pad. DAN LAWSON.

